Train services resume as police foil railway workers blockade
Staff Reporter :Police have resorted to baton charge and removed the temporary workers of Bangladesh Railway, who were staging a protest by blocking the railway...
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Short-term flood likely in south-east region
Staff Reporter :The people of the South-eastern region is likely to experience a short-term flood, while the flood situation in the low-lying areas of Gaibandha,...
Mirza Fakhul, 7 others indicted in vandalism case
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court yesterday initiated the trial against eight including BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Senior Joint Secretary General...
US expects to upgrade Vietnam ties, risks China anger
Reuters :The United States expects to elevate its diplomatic relations with former foe Vietnam to the top level as President Joe Biden travels to Hanoi...
CIID seized 228-kg illegal gold in 4yrs
Staff Reporter :Members of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) have seized 228 kg gold bars and ornaments in last four years, according to...
Gulf Air hampering PBI investigation into pilot’s death
UNB :The country manager of Gulf Air, the national flag carrier of Bahrain, has been allegedly creating obstacles to an investigation into the death of...
3 land law drafts to be tabled in JS session on Monday: Land Minister
UNB :Minister for Land Saifuzzaman Chowdhury on Saturday said that three land law drafts including ‘Land Crime Prevention and Redress Act-2023,’ will be introduced in...
Kazakhstan to hold referendum on nuclear plant construction
Reuters :Kazakhstan will hold a referendum to decide whether to build its first nuclear power plant, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday, adding that the...
Experts worry over rising diabetes epidemic in BD
Reza Mahmud :A gradual alarming increase of diabetes among the country’s adult population has become serious cause of concern for the public health experts. The...
Bangladesh, Vietnam on right track to pursue $2bn trade target: Ambassador
UNB :Ambassador of Vietnam to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong on Saturday said Vietnam has been and will always be a good friend of Bangladesh. “The...
Holding polls will not be so easy: BNP
Staff Reporter :BNP on Saturday said that it will not be so easy to hold the next general election by just announcing a schedule. “An...
HAAB President praised for proper hajj management
Staff Reporter :For the first time, the Bangladesh government has issued a thanks letter to the President of Hajj Agencies of Association of Bangladesh (HAAB)...